Expect load-shedding until Friday, though stage 6 ‘not envisioned this week’

The current power crisis occurred after ‘unplanned breakdowns’ prompted the abrupt start of stage 2 load-shedding on Sunday afternoon

Shortly after escalating load-shedding to stage 4 on Tuesday, Eskom announced the earliest it will be able to consider ending the rolling blackouts will be Friday morning.

“At this stage we do not envision stage 6 being necessary this week. We are hoping that will continue to be the case,” Dukashe said. The current power crisis occurred after a record high number of “unplanned breakdowns” prompted the abrupt start of stage 2 load-shedding on Easter Sunday afternoon as Eskom was unable to keep the lights on.

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